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BISH 434392Botany

Physalis

groundcherries

As recorded: Physalis L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, M.; Eliezer, K.K. Eliezer →M. Jayasuriya →Seymour H. Sohmer →
Collector number: 8585
Date: November 2, 1973
Locality: Nuwara Eliya District; road from Farr Inn to Ohiya; wet patana about 1 mi from Farr Inn.
Island: Sri Lanka
Region: Central Province, Sri Lanka
Record type: Preserved specimen

15 Bishop specimens of Physalis · collected 1936–2009Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 2, 1973, Sohmer, S.H.; Jayasuriya, M.; Eliezer, K. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Physalis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 68,163 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Physalis observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

AR-242, Helena-West Helena, AR, US

(c) Tommy Reed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Physalis observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

E0240 Rd, Keyes, OK, US

(c) jsonbson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Physalis observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Palm Springs, CA, USA

(c) quandary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Physalis observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Malmö Hamn, Malmö, Skåne län, SE

(c) Mikael Bauer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Physalis observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Chennevières-lès-Louvres

(c) ummuhn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Physalis observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Naturrefugium Kaiserwald bei L 303, Graz-Umgebung, Österreich

(c) Petzenbär, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Physalis. BISH 434392. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956394196. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/434392.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956394196 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026